Dear Parents, Guardians and Friends COP26 finished early last week after two weeks of intense negotiation with a ‘global agreement to accelerate action on climate’ nearly 200 countries agreed to work together to keep the target of 1.5C alive. It is a massive challenge...

Dear Parents, Guardians and Friends As ever, there is so much going on that we would like to share with you. Last Wednesday evening, our GCSE music students put on a concert that was attended by Mrs Pearce and Mrs Kennedy along with many parents. It was a wonderful...

Dear Parents, Guardians and Friends We are eagerly following the daily reports of the COP26 summit here at The Holt, and hot on the heels of last Friday’s Education Day, the geography department plan to roll out the resources, videos and discussion points with their...

Dear parents, guardians and friends, Good news - Covid numbers are right down to just 10 students and 1 teacher. Half term provided a timely ‘fire break’. We are looking forward to returning to face-to-face assemblies and mixed extra-curricular clubs from next week....

Dear Parents, Guardians and Friends Sitting down now to gather some thoughts to share with you all, I am reminded of the blog I wrote at exactly the same time last year – just as we were hurtling towards the much-needed half term break after one of the most...

Dear Parents, Guardians and Friends One of the best parts of working in a school is that each day brings a different experience, and we learn something new. This of course happens inside the classroom, but also in all of the events and activities that happen outside...

Dear parents, guardians and friends, This first half of the autumn term is always a busy one. Our new Year 7 cohort are settling into new routines and the older year groups are re-adjusting to our pre Covid school day and timings. The re- introduction of the hour-long...

Dear Parents, Guardians, and Friends, At long last it seems as though Autumn has arrived, there was a definite chill in the air yesterday, not long followed by torrential rainfall that I think signifies the start of a change to cooler weather spell. As always at this...

Dear parents, carers, and friends, There is a lot of talk about things getting back to “normal” in schools and elsewhere. Schools are often thought of, at least pre-Covid, as following an annual cycle with each year much the same as the last. I’m not sure that has...

Dear Parents, Guardians and Friends, We had our first face to face parents’ information evening for our new Year 7 parents last Wednesday. It was so good to be back, talking to an actual live audience and engaging with them like the good old days! Teams is a great...